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BLM protestors poster Wilson Commons, Rush Rhees
“We want action. So no committees, no sitting down with student groups, they did that all throughout the summer, sat down with so many student leaders [...] just to pacify us,” junior Demilade Oladele said.
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Protestors occupy Rochester City Hall overnight
On the morning of Sept. 15, protesters gathered in front of City Hall to fight for and reiterate the movement’s demands.
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Protests continue to rock Rochester
Before the march began, call and response chants of “We are elders” and “We support our youth” echoed through the street.
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Rochester residents and activists respond to the retirement of police Chief Singletary amid calls for change
Rochester residents and demonstrators met the news of Police Chief La'Ron Singletary’s retirement positively, and cited Singletary’s retirement and the convening of a grand Jury as two major victories of the movement.
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BLM protesters share message with UR at escalating Daniel Prude demonstrations
Black Panther Party member Asa Adams, who lost his voice shouting himself hoarse on Saturday night, encouraged students to take their activism one step further. “University of Rochester, if you really want to make change – come out here to the real classroom, you’ll learn a lot more,” he told the Campus Times on Thursday.
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Walkouts sweep national sports leagues after the shooting of Jacob Blake
On Tuesday, Aug. 25, following the shooting of 29-year-old Jacob Blake by police that morning, the Detroit Lions of the…
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The racist policies that led to the July ‘64 uprisings
When Reuben Davis moved to Rochester in 1955, he was hopeful about the prospect of success in a city known for its economic prosperity. But it soon became apparent that as a Black man, he was not included in the comforts of the city’s industrial opportunities.
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June 2020, July ’64: Rochester’s so-called ‘riots’
"When people’s needs are not met, they will respond. And rioting, mashing up, destruction, all of those things are part of it.”
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Today, we stay indoors
If the Lebanese people — who, mind you, have deep trust issues with their government — can do this, then so can the American people.
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Protesters protesting campus protest met with protests
When advertisements for a protest were posted in prominent locations around campus, a student stapled Uno reverse cards on top of them.
